Red Carpet

Yesterday’s Golden Globe ceremony launched another Hollywood awards season and featured an encore presentation of the conservative black-tie styling that has been gracing red carpets for the past few years. In fact, it was a virtual re-run of last year’s…Read more

The faux-tuxedo was in full force at the Primetime Emmys last Sunday. Rare were distinctive dinner suit traits such as one-button jackets, shawl or peaked lapels, bow ties and waist coverings. Instead we had to settle for pedestrian two-button jackets,…Read more

The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art holds an annual black-tie gala in May to celebrate the opening of their annual exhibit. “The Met Gala” or “Met Ball” is sponsored by Vogue, the guest list is overseen by…Read more

I don’t usually bother reporting on the Tony Awards as the attendees typically dress more like bohemians than gentlemen. However, formal wear’s conservative wave seems to have swept up even these sartorial iconoclasts as you can see below.

May was a very busy month for me so I’ve got some catching up to do on my red carpet reporting. First off is the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where the post-millennial trend of conservative tuxedo styling continued in force….Read more

When Tom recently contacted me from England for advice on his outfit for a “once in a lifetime black-tie occasion” I was naturally intrigued. Turns out he wasn’t kidding: his friend in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…Read more